23 October 2024
On October 17 and 18, 2024, Elena Sereda, Head of the Department of Linguistics and Translation Studies at the Institute of Language Communications and Psychology of Saint Petersburg University of Management Technologies and Economics, visited the Belarusian State University (BSU) to develop international academic and scientific collaborations.
Elena Sereda participated in the 11th International Scientific and Practical Conference "Current Issues of Humanitarian Education," dedicated to the 20th anniversary of the Faculty of Sociocultural Communications at the Belarusian State University.
On October 17, Elena Sereda delivered a plenary presentation on the topic "Non-Equivalent Vocabulary as a Specific Challenge in Literary Translation."
On October 18, 2024, the Head of the Department of Linguistics and Translation Studies participated in the ceremonial Council of the Faculty of Sociocultural Communications at the Belarusian State University, where she gave a congratulatory speech on behalf of the Saint Petersburg University of Management Technologies and Economics. Elena Sereda was presented with a letter of gratitude from the Dean of the Faculty of Sociocultural Communications for her personal contribution to strengthening academic and scientific ties between the faculty and the Institute of Language Communications and Psychology at UMTE.
During the conference, Elena Sereda established contacts with the translation and university communities. She held a meeting with the Deputy Dean for International Cooperation and Education Internationalization of the Faculty of Sociocultural Communications at BSU and Tatyana Nikitenko, Head of the Department of Translation Theory and Practice. They discussed further collaboration, the integration of educational programs between UMTE and BSU, and the organization of a joint international case tournament titled "Language Without Borders." Colleagues from Belarus expressed their readiness to continue collaborating in the fields of international relations, education and research.
Representatives of BSU plan to participate in the International Scientific-Practical Conference "Languages and Cultures in Times of Change," on online and offline platforms. The event will be held at UMTE on December 5-6, 2024.